1,051 ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,159
- 2016: 1,017
- 2021: 1,051
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Junction Village · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Junction Village
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Junction Village is 54 years old, making the area far older than the state and national figures. This older profile is reflected in the high proportion of seniors and a relatively low number of children.
1,051
▼ -9.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Junction Village — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,051 people, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. The typical age of 54 is much higher than most other areas.
54 yrs ▲ +3.8%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 38.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Victorian average at 13.7%.
38.4% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Junction Village, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.8%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.0%, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.0% ▲ +267.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Junction Village, the largest group is Married at 36%, followed by Never married (29%) and Widowed (18%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Junction Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21277/junction-village/topic/demographics-identity